Victoria Beckham— were free to have boyfriends. "Looking back what struck me was it was one rule for one and another for the others, right?" she said. "I think when you are vulnerable as well, people go, I don't think it's good for you."The rule for the other women, she said, was "she is fine, she can have a boyfriend, she can cope with having a boyfriend, she is strong enough but you are not."Mel C, also known as Sporty Spice in the '90s, added, "It makes you question yourself when you are already vulnerable."As Mel got older, she began dating, and even had a tryst with Robbie Williams in 1997.